Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Arab Emirates: Digital connectivity composite index

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.9876 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
11th

Digital connectivity composite index over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Arab Emirates
-0.500.511.5200020122025

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9876 standard deviations from the yearly mean in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.2024 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 45 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0375 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7896 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7521 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.1829 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8767 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.2771 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8611 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher digital connectivity composite index, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Arab Emirates?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.9876 standard deviations from the yearly mean in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in digital connectivity composite index between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates?
0.2024 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for digital connectivity composite index?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Digital connectivity composite index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Digital connectivity composite index
Unit
standard deviations from the yearly mean
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 6,019 data points, 2000–2025
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An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Proportion of individuals using the Internet; Mobile cellular subscriptions; Fixed broadband subscriptions; Secure Internet servers. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.